Both protagonists essentially project their own self...

Both protagonists essentially project their own self loathing onto others, that it to say... †¢ Prufrock spends most of the poem declaring himself as an inadequate member of society. He values the physical attributes of man and considers his own to not be enough to gain a partner and be considered a valued man in this modernised world. o â€Å"How his hair is growing thin† ï‚ § The parenthesis used here announces that these thoughts are not the ladies’, but are Prufrock’s perception of what the ladies would say if ever they spoke of him. †¢ Clearly supporting the notion that Prufrock the opinions of others as attacks as opposed to a reflection of his own self-loathing o â€Å"In the room the women come and go/Talking of Michaelangelo† ï‚ § Repetition ï‚ §Ã¢â‚¬ ¦show more content†¦o â€Å"An engine/Chuffing me off like a Jew. A Jew to Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen... I may well be a Jew† ï‚ § Cheap; the reference is brutal, but I feel that the excessive repetition of ‘Jew’ is both insulting and unnecessary. She’s trying so hard to understand her father’s abandonment that she’s degrading herself in the process o â€Å" Failure to make connections with the real world †¢ â€Å"I thought even the bones would do,† emphasise her perceived need for her father regardless of nature o â€Å"Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I’m through.† Apparent dismissal of her father, however, I find it hard to believe. I feel like having spent the majority of her life living for this man, she will not simply give him up. Even if she kills herself, it is indirectly to go back to him. †¢ â€Å"etherised upon a table... under the pin.† Suggest he is constantly being examined by society and eternally failing tofulfil their expectations of him. o Repetition of â€Å"the women come and go† suggest that this journey is almost ritualistic of Prufrock, however, his inability to describe the women further or identify with them suggest that the barrier for connection is his own fault rather than entirely theirs. Arg 3 †¢ Every line of this poem is a reference to another work of literature. While Prufrock clearly denotes that he is, â€Å"no Prince Hamlet†, Prufrock asks, â€Å"Do I dare, and do I dare?... Do I dare disrupt the universe?† which I believe is an affirmation of theirShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesof the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political Autobiography Allida M. Black, ed., Modern American Queer History Eric Sandweiss, St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape Sam Wineburg, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past Sharon Hartman Strom, Political Woman: Florence Luscomb and the Legacy of Radical Reform Michael Adas, ed., Agricultural and Pastoral Societies in Ancient and Classical History Jack Metzgar